Exam 10: Altruism and Moral Development

True moral self controls are likely to be fostered by

Like Piaget, Kohlberg could be criticized for

When asked what kinds of discipline they favor (or view as most appropriate), children prefer that adults

Kochanska’s recent research examining parenting X temperament interactions and children’s moral internalization found that patterns of parenting during the child’s _______ year had the most influence on children’s moral development because _______.

Childrearing studies suggest that _____ discipline may inhibit children's moral development, whereas _____ discipline is not consistently related to children's moral maturity.

As described by Piaget, immanent justice

According to learning theorists, children develop altruistic habits because

A person at Kohlberg's stage 3 might justify returning a wallet full of money because

Piaget cites _____ as a primary contributor to the young child's moral realism and argues that _____ is particularly important in promoting moral autonomy.

Modern conscience theorists have rejected Freud's Oedipal morality, arguing instead that children can form a conscience _____ in the context of _____.

Calvin argues "Heinz has to steal the drug. After all, if he lets his wife die, who will do the cooking, the cleaning, or will mend Heinz's clothes? So he simply has to steal the drug." Calvin would be classified as _____ of Kohlberg's moral typology.

Research on sex differences in prosocial conduct clearly indicates that _____ .

According to research by Smetana and others, even young preschool children are bothered by violations of a moral rule, such as

Volunteerism is a prosocial activity that becomes more frequent in ______ and often reflects the prosocial expectations of _______.

If a parent wishes his/her toddler to behave compassionately towards others the parent should

How would modern conscience theorists like Kochanska criticize Freud's theory of Oedipal morality? In their view, what is the most effective parental strategy to foster the early development of an internalized conscience?

Cognitive-developmentalists argue that children should reliably begin to behave prosocially in order to seek others' approval _____.

Research (for example, Walker & associates) demonstrates that parents can foster the growth of children's moral reasoning by

The "doctrine of specificity" implies that

What must children acquire before empathy becomes a consistent mediator of altruistic responses? Describe the research that supports this line of reasoning.